Send in your essays ASAP! What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book and why? Essay submissions should be between 50-200 words. Include your full name, school and grade. Drop it off at The Signal's offices or send it by mail to: Kids Zone, 24000 Creekside Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

The Signal wants to hear from you! Send in your essays ASAP! Why is there an extra day this year? Essay submissions should be between 50-200 words. Include your full name, school and grade. Drop it off at The Signal's offices or send it by mail to: Kids Zone, 24000 Creekside Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

Send in your essays ASAP! What are you looking forward to this year? Essay submissions should be between 50-200 words. Include your full name, school and grade. Drop it off at The Signal's offices or send it by mail to: Kids Zone, 24000 Creekside Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. First-, second- and third-place winners can come to The Signal's offices weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to pick up their prizes. Winners have 30 days to pick up their prizes.

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the city and SCV Education Foundation hosted the annual Literacy & Arts Festival at Newhall Park. As part of the event, The Signal hosted the Reporter for a Day program where local kids took on assignments at the festival, interviewed authors and educators and wrote news stories about the festival. The following are the news stories written by The Signal's Reporters for a Day at the festival.